when the word Lord is written in all caps LORD. why is it like that and what does it mean ?
2006-08-01 06:10:32 · 10 answers · asked by a Dinosaur 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
In Hebrew the word was called the Tetragrammaton. It was 4 letters that are YHWH, translated into English most commonly as Jehovah. (KJV at Exodus 6:3 and Psalm 83:18.) It is God's personal name.
God's personal name has been removed from most translations of the Bible.
2006-08-01 06:19:58 · answer #1 · answered by Abdijah 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When God is represented by LORD, in each instance it should be YHWH or the common Hebrew Yahweh. Modern english translators render it as Jehovah as in the King James Bible at Psalms 83:18, Isaiah 26:4, and Isaiah 12:2. Jehovah is the most commonly known name of God.
God's Son Jesus is represented as Lord in the Scriptures which shows them to be, not as the same , but different.
2006-08-01 13:39:16 · answer #2 · answered by Micah 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a respectful way of saying that this was how the Lord's name, Jehovah, or Yahweh, was translated, without writing that Name over and over.
2006-08-01 13:15:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The divine name was replaced by the terms “God” and “Lord,” generally in all-capital letters in English to indicate the substitution for the Tetragrammaton, or divine name
2006-08-01 13:15:45 · answer #4 · answered by CHRISTINA 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LORD means Yahweh which means the intimate and personal name of God; it emphasizes his role as Israel's Redeemer and covenant Lord.
Lord refers to God as the master!
2006-08-01 13:16:16 · answer #5 · answered by OnFireForJesus! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means respect...It's a token of being respectful of the status of the "LORD" (if there is one). PEACE!
2006-08-01 13:14:15 · answer #6 · answered by thebigm57 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because god is special and they do not wnat him confused with other types of lords that existed then and do now
2006-08-01 13:14:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means the original text had YHWH.
2006-08-01 13:13:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's God's name: YHVH. Exodus 3:14 "...I AM THAT I AM..."
2006-08-01 14:09:35 · answer #9 · answered by LP S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to distiguish between "the one true God" and pagan gods.
2006-08-01 13:15:38 · answer #10 · answered by Eva K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋